The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 July 1938

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,517. ESTD. 1533 SATI RDAY, Jlt.V a, 19-3. 10 CENTS
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  • 127 1 Was Organised Secretly Late Yesterday ACID THROWN AT LONE E%2£?%J£ SIKHS WITH BANDAR STICKS AND POLICE OFFICERS TKAVELLEI) THREE LORRY LOADS OF SIKH POLICE ioc-irlln? Tl '1 w *Uowed to pass almost without p n ,h R n e ta whsch beoame seP««ted from the
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  • 59 1 LTE tl I the public la ■t the n rning will be ava.lablp R >ad-Geyfci»g RMd junction. j« 'i l >n I 'aya I ff>-»' p rylanf Road Koad-Vir» ,V.i K ing R«ad ii.m-tio.. s, t mich.l 1 s Roadim,»!' Road lunctiun \iis». i-i pottee
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  • 50 1 Parts, lulj I i o object Ani- Arsene nqiifc* mce to- 1 1 ich in nation:pl Itlng von isl the icel I.shaa n the i not ad- *e In North her atthreatenlng H «ch Indormany I Japan! tie pro! hat the ec in rol Hanoi L-Epoque
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  • 16 1 TIN BUFFER POOL DETAILS ISSUED t" mmittee details of h i.s to of tin at page
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  • 415 1 Accommodation For 1,000 People SERVICES were run to *3 Serangoon, OeyUng and the East Coast Road, the three districts which are suffering most from the strike. Similar arrangements will be available this morning and far the duration of the strike. The convoy?, with accommodation lor 1,000 people at a time,
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  • 75 1 AIRILY practising tennis strokes with his baton as he walked along the road Detective-Inspector L. W c* Byrde unconsciously helped to keep the crowd in good humour as they waited for the bus convoy to leave Raffles Quav last evening. His nonchalent attitude contrasted strangely with
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  • 360 1 Men Favour Arbitration It- THE striking transport workers in Singapore are willing to submit their case to arbitration—if they are allowed to choose their own arbitrators. This change of front was made yesterday during informal discussions among the men. Previously they had rejected any suggestion of arbitration, but changed i
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  • 206 1 4 More Arabs Killed Tttp lxmdon, July 8. HK tense' situation in Palestine was the subject of a statement in the Common* by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, who connnnell that the cruiser Emerald had been diverted from her homeward course and sent to
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 69 1 BiGIA TEA Brln<B the froshnoss and fragranc* of the Mai a a n U r e n dirc c< '<• v<>ur homc f- < S» k iTFT^wr T T ii Y t Malay« a Pr em j sr !lo t cl 0 »CH E st R;si TONIGHT m N r
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    • 158 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW 1^ HOTEL TON2GHT SPECIAL DINNER SERVED ON THE I.AVVN DAM ING IN THE BALL ROOM D.\\(i: 1 OK MAI. j ROMANTIC MIGHTS j hINNKR SEKVFD ON THI. MOONLIT I IWM DANCING IN THF MIX-BOOM sit! %tli. R
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  • 327 2 10,000 Tons Of Metal To Be Accumulated £200 AND £230 AS PRICE AIMS pyETAILS of the buffer tin pool scheme were announced yesterday in London. The scheme, which was approved in principle by the Colonial Office on behalf of Malayan Governments last month, provides for A buffer
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  • 280 2 Base Metals Decline Pool Comment Effect Of Wall Street Tone London, July 8. WHiLE some London tin ex- perts express disappointment that the buffer pool's 10,000 tons will not be fully accumulated until the end of next January others point out that it would have been extremely difficult to collect
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  • 250 2 They Shivered In Equatorial Cold /CROSSING the equator at v 14.000-ft., where it was so cold that they had to draw rugs round them, was the experience of passengers in the Imperial Airways flying boat Cooee, an hour before she reached Singapore in the first regular flying boat service from
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 2 conUmbleM untied wUh kandar sticks who took part in the 00*909 system for the transport of workers yesterday from Raffles Quay.
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  • 88 2 THE strain of providing transport lor Siii.upore's workers during the Traction Company strike is being materially alleviated by the action of motorists in giving -lifts" to those coming into the city and by firms who are arranging to transport their staffs. Most large firms have arranged to
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  • 28 2 pOLICE officers beside a convoy lorry filled with Sikh constables at Raffles Quay yesterday before the start cf the convoy system for Singapore workers.
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  • 335 2 The War Will Go On Hankow, July 8. THE People's Political Assembly adopted three resolutions at yesterday's meeting. To send a circular telegram showing the assembly's unconditional support of General Chiang Kai-shek the Director-General of the Kuomintang, in the resistance against Japanese invasion. To send a
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  • 208 2 London, July K. IN a .speech at Stratfcrd last night, the 1 former Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, said he had always felt that [any real understanding with other powers on the Spanish problem must be baaed upon the certainty that the Interpretation of non-intervention by
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  • 76 2 /sew fttm musical first class cn'< Sweetheart CapifoJ Cinenc Without j>rc film thr produce*. ?^IH purely on mtirtati.n, ceeded in .ombUiU.. American itage act story. -fl The rt-.sult is ..j. humour, which include* a br L Z on an American rr.urd, r ond rhymr. danrin K
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  • 256 2 KK( OUI» HIMU I lie lull erst no, organised unit ..< -..pUMi^l tunipleted toda* ihFour Viikrrs \Velle>l< filled wiln HrtM engines landed at I «o\erinr 4.300 milr t" injt by 1.004 intk-s ;i,. lonjf distance re«..nl r i> ranised unit held Air Force from hak.ir Janeiro la»t J.uiu.ir«
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  • 268 2 gLONDE Lillian Gish, who quit a .screen career at its peak to return to the stage, told pressmen in Chicago that the movie industry had "sold it.*oul for a mechanical voice." The willowy Lillian, who as a child of 14 walked silent and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 78 2 Vie ilclVc s* a r r•Telephone Order Department controlled cy competent assistants who are always ready to taXe down orders and fQ inatructiont to detail. and "ask for TELEPHONE OHDBR DEPARTMENT. Helpful suggestions will be willingly glT6 ll elso let us assiet in planning J your menus. no orfer is
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  • 376 3 Impressive Flypast For Vice-Marshal Tedder The two Short Sunderland flying boats supplied to No 230 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Far East, the only Sunderlands so far in service, made their first public appearance in Singapore yesterday afternoon when they escorted for 15 miles,
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 3 picture V\\ CHINESE CONSUL-GENERAL, spoke to a large B Fu Tonu Sen Theatre yesterday when prizes <ho had tciven their iewHl»r v i« >k. ru:_. Und Frre Press
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  • 53 3 ►wledgment of $1,000 worth of jewel- given by ~o2 Chinese women and girls for 'hina Relief Fund was made at a meeting Sen Theatre yesterday which Mr. Ka Chinese Consul-General, attended •i presented en who ntributions 3 tO winners each worth brinscribed Dak.
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  • 30 3 Gian Blast Furnace mi j BLAST FURNAI .i aw, which is said to be the most powerful in the world, was recently blown up, due. it is believed, to sabotage.
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  • 80 3 U^IILE engaged on excavation work al the site for the new Cathy inema and fiats at Dhoby (ihaul, a coolie, lAm Ching Kow, was struck on the head fn:ni a failing boulder. He died from hi.* injuries. At an inquest yesterday, the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W.
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  • 17 3 Police Raid On Shop aths m is nan in tho i Court II 1 wli I i
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  • 141 3 DLEADING uuiit> to a eharfe ol honsfftbreaking in order tt> coaimit theft, an Indian. T.miby Bin Abdul K;idir. was sentenced to cisjht months' rifOltnu imprisonment. In the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday. His sentence is t*» be followed by one year\ police supervision. It was
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  • 44 3 Mr. D. 1. Todman has be:n (ranted a commission as S^cond-L eu.enan' In the straits Settlements Volunteer Force, it was announced in the Government Gozctt: last ngh\ Cap.. P. S. A. Georgoscn ha, resigned his eommssion in the SS.V.F. Reserve of Officers.
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  • 197 3 'J'HE suggestion that the F.MS. Government should establish some lort of wa?e lixing commisSlon to be presided over by a neutral person, such as a judge of the Supreme court, is being discussed in mining and planting circles following the Hcng Fatt strike "k MEW standards of
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  • 36 3 Law Notice For The Day at^°3 r O C^. ChiefJuSti in Court Criminal Revision.-— Hex vs. c. R. Mile*. Maffistratcs Appeals:Vtocent Osborne Rice rs Re3C Sia Tau Laiap vs Rex v^'rTx^ and 2 Tan Ah Chen^
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  • 58 3 WOMEN'S COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mr^ R G K Ver i lm Ti h;US a PP"intod Mrs. R. K. S. Adams. Mrs E W Fishes and Mrs. R. E Holttum as members of the womeii'i committee undPr the Women and Girls Projection Ordinance. They take the place Mrs. 11. D. Collings, Mrs
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  • 76 3 P. L. Davis, si clerk, employed in the Singapore Rubber Works, was kranted his discharge fr it bansri ptcy by the Chief Justice, S.S.. Mr. Justice McElwaine, in the Singapore High ourt yesterday subject to a perio. of suspension. Mr. T L. Tan. Asst. Official Assignee,
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  • 73 3 The second annual general moe'ing of the Malay Set'lenicnt General Purpose Co-operative Society Ltd, will be held at the bungalow ot the chairman. Inctu Monamed Hassan at Jalan Eunus off Ser.inxomi Road Singapore, on Sunday July 10. .it 4 p m. Mr. C W. A. Sennett.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 26 3 •JjJKn 164 PAGE DOG fl n ma raftering rcal.se. The breath, poor U and •mHybcini«ns. The ■Jogfrec mornha Powders. Jf* nand are SE Al »»»«b^. aiERUys
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    • 385 3 I 4^^. T iH On leave? Travel home via South Africa First Class from 897/-M FOR DKTAILF,D INFORMATION APPLY TC> K.P.M. Line 1, FINLAYSON GREEN, SINGAPORE. (Incorporated in Holland.) •> 1 jC*^ IOL JwC^' W% aA M w pflWa .^^^Br a^ aa your recovery! T>fcCAUSE of the world-wide success or
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  • 789 4 "Pick-A-Back" Plane's Big Flight This Year DEPHESENTING the greatest advance in the science of aeronautics since the Great War the Short-Mayo Composite Aircraft is about to justify its existence in the eyes of the world. It has already done so in the eyes of the experts. Both as a composite
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  • 519 4 A PARTICULARLY delightful r\ memento of the visit of the King and Queen to Paris this summer will be the dolls that will lx« sent after Their Majesties to England, after being on exhibition in Paris for a time, for Princess Elizabeth and Priscess Margaret
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  • 539 4 r\ANISH larmcrs tlo like to have B stork nesting on the roof, but these birds seem to have become increasingly lazy and unlMi nests arc ready made ior thom they tend to fly south. So a small factory has just been started in Jutland Tor the manulacture of
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  • 65 4 WORKING HARD AT 71... ...After 10 Years Of Perfect Health. numb r Evrr >;: Mian Blllli tbOM 40 to perl 1 1 Itli I mi), t writ.- ::j Kru t n-n. Krvtebtn c reeowneod and oM I trar^ ot r»>» un... my own clcar.ir.K."" P tht:r ttn vital Internal Kru.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 125 4 Pret Pran can ied pttcaUon to i i Price 50 cents w I '"y^' 1 H H H H W breaks saves truck JBBBH^^^^^^^^^ %f^ %Zk owners money. v^^^^^^^ sA Ir^ m sm ■77|T|T| g^^iir^^ w£k '^'2 ■Mfcfcs^MßjglgMg^g^^i^g^g^g^^^gg^g^gi^S i^^aC »»^g^T W I sV^gH Ih£b N MH S^^g^g9^g^g4^g9^g^gE*kc^^9Kjo^^V sW NO EXTRA
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  • 354 5 Russia Can Gain From Sino- Japanese Conflict CHINA AND SOVIET AS BIG FOR EASTERN POWERS im\\ whether I>eaten in the present war or not, will w the peai power of the future in the Far East, Lrding t<» |)r Abdro l al janov-Rostovsky, professor of i ory ai University of
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  • 92 5 i& de--sth annual general Rubber Esat Fullerton Building, Jay. I aled in the in, Mr R. Ren- the proe year The net «ra 57 073 83. future of j the chairman ,-utlook at the moment morp favourable and signs of imprnemMit are evident in general
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  • 75 5 East And West In Revue if" <> ilr <>*n < Koala I.iimpur. July 8 t blend of -tit-bits" and Fistcrn art "Oriental Patches rev* nr^ured in KuaU Lum- r lo *J "all for two niphts by »»»hne Leigh (Mrs. Colaan), well■••n U theatr^o.rs throughout ol the shoi la m its
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  • 288 5 fy|ORE than $1,000,000 worth of contraband narcotics, smueRled into the United States largely from the Far East, have been •seized on the Pacific coast within the past year, federal narcotic agents disclosed here. The first direct result o. .uese seizures has been to make
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  • 301 5 "The little monkeys variety, native only to in Malaya, and possibly the noted Yale professor are of the rare Tarsius Bohol Island, a small area to a tiny spot in Borneo/* of physiology states. LIALF a dozen monkeys from the forests of
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 5 *WKmmwm sags w*.<,- y^siwsHftiag^^ m CAN SHE DO IT? A woman hi;h jumper at the Sydney Royal Agricultural Show, the largest to be held in Australia.
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  • 248 5 (From Out Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 8. OIAM is now taking up very seriously the question of its penitentiaries, and Dr. Comm. Berardelli, an Italian officer, has been engaged for the special competence he possesses in the field of prison discipline! He is not confining
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  • 177 5 'THE first four submarines A for the Siamese Navy which arrived this week cost approximately £400,000. Their surface speed Is 15 knots. when submerged from three to eight knots. They are able to submerge in one minute. So far in th e various trials they j have not
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 44 5 I will say! BIOCEL SKIN *0 IS MARVELLOUS/ foe skin f /~n I '*t I *i^w 7 1 '"'V^rcat r- Hisnow rokatea (,os<, 1 1-rtu.ns to Tokalc* .white in three days it '-t vour Jing 'I by i'rc. S to 72 Imsnc "1 < benutla
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    • 90 5 Best Crooners -By The P.M.M.A. Hollywood, June 25. 'THE professional music men of America have announced their choice of the nation's 10 best crooners. The choice, on the dollars and i cents basis of songs and records sold, was: 1. Bing Crosby. 2. Dick Powell. 3. Tony Martin. 4. Onto
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    • 220 5 fo e^? IF burning pain or agonising flatulenca and heartburn make you dread meal* times, take a Tittle Bisurated Magnesia after your next meal. By neutralising th« excess acid which causes most stomach troubles. Bisurated Magnesia brings you new. instant relief. The pain you have learned to dread ceases. You
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  • Article, Illustration
    181 6 THERE WAS GATHERING of distinguished people at Singapore Airport yesterday when Air Vice- Marshal A. IT. Tedder, formerly Air Officer Commanding R.A.F. Far East, departed with his wife and infant for England to take up his new post as Director General of Research and Development, R.A.F. On
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 209 7 i i (To the Editor of the Free Pre>*) Sir,—One of the feature* of the observance by the Cliine.se of the anniversary of the hffflnntng of the Btao-Japanesa conflict yesterday was the conduct of CWnese hooligans who i teiTOiised Indian restaurant keep into dosing their shops
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    • 90 7 (To the Editor of the Free Press) Sir,—lt is high time, I think, that our City Fathers took over the Singapore transport system. I wonder whether the Municipal Commissioners realise the present j situation, and the condition, under! which the poor are suffering for their, transport especially the
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  • 131 7 Cost Of Higher Wages Kingston, Jamaica. It was announced In the Jamaica Legisi iiv e Assembly that £120.000 per annum win have to be provided by taxation to cover the increased wages of Government labourers and employees in Jamaica. A further .f 25.00 will be required
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 189 7 CHURCH SERVICES IKIMII "lV t t\i»»- m la Wednei Holy Com lay, Tbunda] ani n in aii Ballon am at -Tuesday. 4.3 i and Bermoa service. n" 1 seta and Sermoa munion. MM Ml lM Comxnunl PETER'S CHUBCII ,d F.oad In). umJ icr< Bacr*' In Tamil i Prm Uie Paria
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    • 612 7 a S"2" S b e Class ln Enslbh. Rev. Goh Hood Keng. WESLEY METHODIST CIIUBCH 4 Fort Canning Road. Sun: 8.30 a.m. Sunday School ij.3o a.m. Morning Service, b p.m. Evening Service. Speaker: Brigadier Lord d •J u e: J-30 p.m. Vesper Hour. d people! 1 Epworth for young PRISBVTEKIAN
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    • 236 7 .^AWbk _SCU KEN'S H NNIKST AM) Sl\\||.st COMKOvf" £L*A &CSPIN&ZC3 3.15-6.1 5 -9.,5 'fl&l/ T*l«phunc Reservations must l.i- paid for by'J p m R^^^SJ/B T^"^F« L TRUTH' J^-^..,.A. .M 'XIKa' S ,.^LE MATCH^RL- A TECHNICOLOR I CAPBTOL ...3 SHOWS TODAY I ALICE FAYE with a Star Cast i^R aH| h
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 732 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE. ZHL 1.33 mc/s (225 m I'.m. 12.45 Li«ht orchestral concert plajed by Rel Jcr's Hungarian Band, directed by B Reller. Relayed from the Adelphi Hotel. 2.00 Interval 5.00 Mnlay music. t 5.39 Pclping music. t 6.00 Harmonica concert. 6.50 The third test match. Relay fron London 7.00
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  • 639 8 The Singapore Free Press Striek Problems SATUBDAY, .11 LI 9, 1!^8. THERE wia encouraging news uf the Singapore transport strike last night. In the first place, the strikers are now reported to be more inclined to accept the offers of arbitration which have been made. What developments there may be
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  • 1074 8  - Japan May Decide To "Revive" Gen. Chiang Kai Shek John Gunther What Tokio Talks About B Y AN ANALYSIS of Japan's atti- tuck toward the war in China and a description of the leading figures in the newly reformed Japanese cabinet are presented here by John (iunther. .i noted foreign
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 187 8 v that real Jlorne flavour fi^^ 1 f caldbeck's BY SPECIAL L<f *%A TO HM. THE APPOINTMENT KG OF SIAM esTD }e72 ENGAGEMENT be ETERNITY RINGS. Choose Carefully thr DIAMOM) KINGS Voo tfoukl i><» proud or rears from lodav— and ••arrfull> choose K mai-r- K*OSJ l»t SIJ < -in^ M
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    • 40 8 Buy CONVENIENTLY ECONOMICALLY eeee:-- TODAY at G I A N SINGH'S GRAND ANNUAL STOCKTAKING SALE The Greatest Money-Saving Event held this month GIAN SINGH CO. 4, Battery Road S'pore I STORE open from 8 a.m. to I 1 pm. TODAY.
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  • 336 9 Salary Level Should Be Maintained should be taken by the rubber to solve the problems created by it? fortiines are suggested by* The editorial in its is^ue published statement recently made by that, despite recent big dividends, rau of dividend paid during ten years
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  • 110 9 Accounts Falsification Alleged qoOiN Lee Seong. until recently employed as storekeeper of the Master Attendant's Oflice, was brforo Mr. Justice Home at I lie Singapore Assizes, yesterday, on three charges of ialsincation of accounts and. alternatively, on three charges ol forgery. TTndofT.ded by counsel, incused ci^imed trial to the charges,
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  • 55 9 ManiU. June 7. Last *ale Prices Previous Today Pesos Ant UHOk 0.37 0.375 AtOk 0.25 0.26 Coco Grovt i».46 unquoted Dsmonstratioii 0.27 unquoted I.X.L. 0.70 unquoted Masbate 0.15 unquoted Mines Operations 0.11 unquoted San Mauricio 0.433 0 435 United Paracale 0.29 0.205 i Gold Share Average*:
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  • 8 9 cin rubber Labuan for 4.000
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  • 80 9 Game Hunter Lawyer Now On Commission W J. BRAGA, the lawyer and big game en appointed the Singapore mmission. in the -ovcrnment lit. ecK Mr. G has .••signed. er in 1955 until n senl l. Br.\«a Brothers ng Kon/ t Hoi University, he to a solicitor In tepreim r>,i Company
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  • 19 9 PENANG CIVIL AIRPORT EXTENSIONS ea the Straits i ette last land in Penang are ••■•"•it for txten--1 Civil Ann.
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  • 130 9 An application for discharge from bankruptcy was unsuccessfully made !by S. T. James, an employee of the Singapore Municipality, In the Singapore High Court yesU relay. Mr. T. L. Tan, Asst. Official Assignee, objecting to the application, said that the bankrupt had not paid anything towards his
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  • 116 9 •yHIiKK WAS A SEVERE OUTBItEAK OF CHOLERA IN lIONCI KONG LAST WEEK WITH 14 DEATHS AND 25 OTHER VICTIMS, ACCORDING TO THE HEALIII BULLETIN OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS EASTERN IHREAI'. Information from another sour^*? t*<:lares th&f Bw*tOW has also oxperi cnccd a severe
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  • 111 9 Woman Among Alleged And- Japanese Rioters Taiping, July 8. AS ii .sequel to the anti-Japanese demonstration yes- terday, seven Chinese, including one woman, v ere charged at Taiping police eourt today with All the accused claimed trial and the hearing was postponed to July 15, »>a:» of $250 being allowed
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  • 37 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July £>. Exactly one week after they went on strike the 4,000 coolies on Hong Fatt Mine at Sungei Besi returned to work today. The men returned quietly.
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  • 147 9 •Tioai o. r Own Correspondent KMla Lumpur. July 8. A KUALA I.UMPUR atnior magis- trato. Mr. A. J. Gratten-Bellew, appeared as a witness in the prosecution of a Sikh policeman, Gicm sir\gh. today. Mr. GiaUen-B?llcr :;avc r viclence j that, after trying several juvruile offenders in Chambers
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  • 48 9 Ifr. W. Penrice has boen appointed a member of the Committee to administer the Singapore Mercantile Marine Fund and also a member of the Pilot Board, says the S'.rails Settlements Government Gazette. Mr. Penriee takes the place ol Mr. F. S. Gibson on both bodies
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  • 22 9 (From Oar Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, July 8. There were no disturbances in Selangor yesterday on Lukourhiao anniversary.
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  • 35 9 Rubber outputs for the n:ont:i of June are: Jlm«h Rubber Estate 22.000 lbs. Punggor h ubber E*»U«U- 10.380 His. Heniietta Rabtorr EsUtc Ltd. 11'.',,800 1 lbs. Sjngei Mf>*f"f n libber Estate Ltd Ibo.
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  • 24 9 It war, announced to the Govern,|rr*nt Gabette last nlfht that Mr. E. J. Ji ties !ia c boCii npp:i:itcd Co-op«'ra-'thre Mwr^e-.ing Offlc-r FM.S. and
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 12 9 Al< T i■II J B i "tJc'^^^T^^^^^^^H _M_ _____J_L_ [^^^^VRHBHt l I^a~TeMpS*[^aßM
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    • 322 9 The "DETECTO" SCALE I WORLDS FOREMOST I U Attractive and Strong. ROBINSON CO., LTD. I rELEPHOKE 4310 H^HS^S^Il |j lljWß rELEPHONE 4310 REFRACTING ■■fcl^^^^^S WANUFACTURIN(; Ig OPTICIAN BS^^^^^^>^ OPTICIAN DISPENSING SPECTACLES A SPECIALITY. OPTOMETRIST A. TAN. D O M N AO. THE OPTICAL HOISE I EU COURT 65, STAMFORD ROAD
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  • 8 10 Last Night's Quotations
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  • 464 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES I From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday The abo-e are dealers' middle prices; jobbers' margins, brokeiage •nd stamp duty are not included. 6nare of £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 pc. 1944-64.... 114ft 114% Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 114%
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  • 366 10 The following New York quotations are supplied by Reuter. row jon s ftVSBJUm Previously Yesterday Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 137.78 137.45 off .33 20 Rails 27.59 27.93 up .34 20 Utilities 22.19 22.15 oft .04 40 Bonds 88.18 88.67 up .48 Business done total volume 2,770,000
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  • 85 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association July 8. 12 o'clock noon |l I Buyers Seller j No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. July) 23% 24 16 Good F.A.Q. in bales (FOB. July) 23% 24% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 24,, 24% Jul y 25 25 Aug.-Sept. 25ft 25% Oct.-Dec. 25% 26 Jan.-Mar.
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  • 165 10 I From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday RUBBER: Easy. London: 7*4d. 7 5116d Previously: 7%d. 7V_.d. August: 7 5!16d. 7%d. Previously: 7%d. *&£> Oct.-Dec.: 7%d. 7»/ 2 d. Previously: 7»/ 2 d. 7 916<J Jan.-Mar. 7y 2 d. 7 9|l6d. Previouslv: 7 916d. 7%d. New York 14.71 Previously:
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  • 72 10 I From London: Latest Quotations I UN: Easy. Spot: £189 17s. 6d. Previously: £194 2s. 6d Three mon ths: £190 17s 64 Previously: £195 7s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN: Opening price: 42.87. Previously: 43.75. COPPER: Settlement: £38 7s. 6d Previously: £39 15s. Od. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 ls.
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  • 64 10 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations 1 1 Method ot Paritj. belore Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously Paris Franc to 121.1 178 1 177 13 16 New York to 488 4.94^ 4 93VAmsterdam Guilders to 8.973^ 8.95% 8 95% Hong Kong.. Per dollar Is. 3d Is 3d Shanghai Per
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  • 175 10 I Yesterday's Singapore Quotations j July g SELLING London, T.T. 2,3 2932 London, demand 2)3 29|32 Lyons, demand 2060 Switzerland, demand 250 Hamburg, demand 14H4 New York, demand 57 5; 16 Montreal, demand 57% Batavia, demand 103% Samarang, demand 103% Calcutta, Bombay, and Rangoon, demand 155% Madras
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  • 126 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLObfi OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING Tin at midday was S96V*. down 2 According t o tabie advices tin shares in London yesterday were slightly firmer and ther^ was again a preponderance of buying orders. Locally during the earlier part of
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  • 1196 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co I Fraser And Co.'s List FRIDAY. JULY 8. 1938: 5 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellera Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 3d 4s 9d Asam Kumbang (£> 29s 31s Austral Malay <£) 44s 48s nom Ayer Hitam (ss) 24s 9d 25s 9d Ayer Weng
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    • 69 10 I S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai. Hongkong. Manila Singapore investment Bankers and Brokers tn Securities and Common Daily Foreign Market Cables and Quotation Street MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. NEW YORK COFFEE Si SUGAR EXCHANOE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY FXCHANOK. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE
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  • 949 11 THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED. Further Increase In Output, Turnover, And Profit I-ast Year. J ORJ) HIRSTS REVIEW Ot COMPANY'S WIDESPREAD AC 1 IVl'f lES. j; e Annual General Me^lira o: 'he Genera! Electric Company, Limited, was held on June 27, 1938. at Ma?nct lldu p s. Kingsvvay,
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  • 1297 11 Last Month's Rubber Rise Too Rapid Stocks Held By Producing Countries Heavy -THROUGHOUT thr current quarter Malaya's exports air restricted to 1U93 tons monthly against 44,175 ion* monthly during the same iwiiod last year, irfttei ollector in his weekly rubber report. Af&inst this decline ol 21 600
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    • 245 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS £ins3purc|rff|Jrf#£ „o n. to 4li <>*9»rt- '-SSI u> Mf#l tw *«»f«r Ro*A rMw: WK i K.*»up SU«tl fenj.«« Flccl Slr«H ».uBd»» eatraJ uts— itt9 SUBSCRIPTION RATES >iniapo.e \\nki»r> OataMt WMb«wl .t^iaT. Hatafa r«si»*e cq 1 «0 1 J3# m« imji *i3M fn<«o ms.»c Wi.to ADVERTISEMEWX RATES rt n«
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    • 299 11 I BOARD RESIDENCE I SEA FRONT KAIOM. URAMHU.?! Meyer Kd n^i Swimm:nt Club) j i>M(if l)( r at moderate rates I ai ff e <;«rdpns— Teiuiis I'hone: 5::>». THE MANSION OXLEY RISE PRIVATE HOTEL Tel. *****. "LOXTON" First ciass Private note] Bedroom* with modem Bathrooms rrom 865 per month. Hot
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    • 548 11 BANK OF CHINA tln'OTn'*'** <n Oaai Sn<v»ta» QBSf«tfl MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-bt nch»% throughout China, and correc pondents in all the principal v of the world, the Bank Is wctt equipped to transact m*d*m banking business of »v«ry description. TO LET OFFICES IN BANK OF CHINA BUILDING 4
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  • 81 12 London, July 7. The British Government was making every effort to arrange for an international commission to be formed which would proceed at the request of a competent Spanish authority to any town that had suffered aerial bombardment in Spain. Announcing this in the Commons the
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  • 747 12 Records In Construction Of t Mauretania QTARTINCi on its 25 day journey to Murmansk, drawn by three Russian tugs, a 2,500 ton floating dock, which a Tyneside (1) firm have built for the Soviet Government has left the Tyne. The dock had -x crew
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  • 657 12 Shipping Notes •'/CONDITIONS in the Whangpoo River may come to such a point that it will no loogQf be profitable for ocean poing vessels to call he v e," said tht general agent Oi one of the large oet M transport f.rms at Shanghai recently This, howcvjr. does not mean
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  • 92 12 The Mlovtei wharves or < East Wharf. Mnu* Rohna 22. Ttftawi Main Wharf, Entran,.- <. Titan 18; Klan Klias 12: Meonia Empire Dork, Entrance t. tl,. Grey^toke Castlo M ley 32: Cingalese Prin. Empire Dock, Entrant f Galaxias 46: H West Wharf, Entrain, t Hakusan Mar West Wharf.
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  • 96 12 Rohna W« I a n j H sag m 7 .i in i Haku.san M.mi u Titan W« Krtmtan I Kha. Ptt( :i Ml Ifelfen m H, and how mai tonnage and tota and non-Brl yaged there at th« whether hi Is taking a Improving iiw i
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    • 494 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (incorporated In F.MB.) (TELEPHONIC* Frelfht 54:^-PMsaje S4Sl* LLOYDS AGENTS. /HOOICTWfI AOHNTS FOB FEDERATED MALAX SPATES BATLWAW ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIABL IfgAMAN PACINC uJSfSiPSm tJ j^^^ T linear DCT4.&&l In f mla rui\ i THE 'IMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—
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    • 173 12 BIBBY LINE .LONDON IDORESS Z'i. PALL M.M.I.. LONDON Mail Passenger >r^«i- hri\.«*c RANGOOK, COLOMBO POI1 MARSI III i s II I M<>| in AMI I ONDON with through connMi«i Singapore :\nd I'm << HOMEWARD >\in^ I Ran WORCESTERSHIRE.) CHESHIRE J AU£ YORKSHIRE Aug 11 DERBYSHIKI Aug 25 SHROPSHIRE Sep; STATFORDSHIHf
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 528 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m Swettenham Taiping and Telok, Anson. Weekdays* Kota Bahru. Kuala Krai. Thursday and Friday* 7 a.m. Sunday 7 p.m Kuala Lumpur and Penang Weekdays: 7.45 a.m. Malacca. Batu Annam. Batu Pahat. Gremas. Kajang,
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    • 27 12 CLEARANCES July 8: Aing Leong. Ampang. Tandjong Pinang. Esireralda, Jerantut (Brit): Slamnt (Dut»: Banka. Nam Yong (Brit); Siberg. Tidore. Plancius (Dut). July 9: Edenciale, Katong (Brit)Senang (Dut>.
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    • 441 13 MB P*"" kadi i I Y P&Oand BRif ISH INDIATINES PORATED IN ENGLAND) p 0. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Due Due ronn*cr S pore. Tonna«e Spore \>W 1938 CARTHAGE 15.000 Aue 26 Julv 15 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Sept. 9 15.000 July 29 RANCHI 17,000 Sept 23 6.100 July 30 BURDWAN
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    • 416 13 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated tn England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT, VIA PORTS AND SUE2 CANAL Steamer u ae Sail* I CITY OF DERBY Havre. L'don R'dam. H'burg, O'gow July 30 Auc 2 CITY OF SINGAPORE Havre. L don R'lam. H'burg. Glasgow Aug 30 SeDL i CITY OF
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    • 762 13 MANSFIELD CO., ITD. SINGAPORE AND PENANG PHONE 5154 (7 Lines) REPRESENTING. SHIPPING THE BLUE KUN.VKI LINE (Ocean Steam The Haa Khtow Steamfthlf C* (IWtl Lw SMp Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual Meam Cunaril White Stai l.ta Navigation Co.. Ltd.) Aberdeen Coiam«nwcaltb Une. The Straits Steam&liip Co.. Lid. Shaw Savtll A
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    • 552 14 K P M £Lat»* JL lflt lOBOALl— Saturday, July 9. Selat-Pandjang, Koedap. Tampoetih, Tam-pat-Tinggi. Bengkalis aud Bagan Si-Api-Api. TOHlTl— Saturday, July 9. Pontianak. TOMOllON— Saturday. July 9. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Sambaa. TOBA— Saturday, July 9. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. RELAWAN— Sunday. July 10. Koemai. Sampit and Bandjermasin. MAROS— Sunday. July 10.
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    • 552 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX* BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Dae Sails Oue Singapore Singapore New Vork M.V. CINGALESE PRINCE In Port July 13 Aug 28 M.S. SILVERTEAK July 16 July 23 Sept 6 M.V. MALAYAN PRINCE Aug 1 Aug.
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    • 465 14 O. S.K. UN^j FOR AFRICA AND SOITH AMI.HK J Kan to Maru Baenos Alrea via Lourenco m» Durban. Cast London Port Ell Mossei Bay and Cape Town vjdeo and Santos— en hon voyage) tArabia Mara Burnot Aires via Colombo vi Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam lajrt renco Marques Durban. Port U\i and Cape
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  • 1310 15 Pure Gold And Release May Be Winners FINA L DAY OF PERAK T.C.'S JULY RACES IOD RA< ING should be witnessed today, the final day of |pofa I urt Hub's July meeting: when nine events will Small UvMs are in evidence in some
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    17 15 Free Press JOIIORE IN POSSESSION DURING THE CUP MATCH, which Singapore won 5-nil at Anson Road yesterday.-
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  • 333 15 Records Broken At First Day Of Negri Athletic Championships 'From Our Owi, Correspondent) Seremban. July 8. gPECTACCLAR running o f the unbeaten competitor, Nadalson. In 880 yards handicap race was the feature of the first day's meeting of the Negri Sembilan Athletic Association. He ran a half mile dash ftartlnc
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  • 522 15 Yesterday's Events In A. A. Championsh ip A FINE PERFORMANCE by Rashid Mohd. who easily won the three mile event in Singapore Amateur Athletic Association meeting, yesterday, was one of the outstanding features of yesterday's events. Rashid Mohd. won by half a
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  • 69 15 A friendly game of soccer will be played between the Chinese Sports Association and the Loya 7 s II on Sunday, the 10th. instant, at the GilJman Barrack's ground iPasir Panjang). The follov,in^ will represent C.S.A.: Patrick Yee, Kok Yin, Ah Kong. Kwong Sang, Keck Kucn, Tian Seng,
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  • 471 15 London, June 25. 14 Britain has done marvels in rearmament, and the country is ready to defend itself," declared Mr. Hore-Belisha, the War Minister, speaking on a resolution expressing confidence in the National Government, at the annual conference of the Liberal National Council at Central Hall,
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  • 73 15 Yesterday's Tennis Match Tlie Y.M.CA. beat the Royal Air j Force in the open tennis tournanvni played on the former's ground yesterday. Scores were: Dr. Hdridas and T. Kobaythl beat, Cpl. Passinsham and Cpl. DtaßflßCf 1 6_3. 6—l Tan Huck Toe and»Lim Se-3 Chin! beat Sgt.
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  • 51 15 In the women's singles final at ten- ris played at the Dutch Club yestcrday Mrs. Van Dcinsc beat Mrs. Chcrrinj.'ten 6—l, 6—2. Results of Thursday's tics were: Men's Singles: Picnsait Ocat Dykerr.a 10- 3, 4 8. 6—4. Women's Open Singles: Mrs C'nerncgt9O beat Mrs. Van Dv'ir.se 6—3.
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  • 134 15 The beiM Ixat the Airport hv 3 goals to 1 iii a friendly fame of ba'l played on the IndUn AMOd jrro-'.nd at Balr.nior Road y» s' Pressing from the start \ho u. i opened accounts v ithin ten mir.u:. the sUrt when
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  • 66 15 The following have b<«'n wlMCcd I j;lay football for the YMCJL W IVrmv's OoPegf <»n Monday at B M on the Aasoii Road eroimd" A. Emith: Swyny. Jj Av krill, A. V. Vicary. II W, Pollen, Ta.i ouan kiat. TtmAcT, Anqus and Tbong Slv c Reserve: J. HaUoh.
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    • 155 15 Diary Of The HOTEIS. RAFFLFS: Orchestral Concert 8.15 3 9.15 pm Dinner and Dance 9 45 vm. t3 midnight. SEA VIEW: Special Dinner and Jance. COCONUT GROVE: Hospital Ni*ht. [xlensior. to 2 a.m. CINEMAS. CAPITOL: -You're a Sweetheart." nth Alice Faye and Charles Winninht. New Universal picture, today: 3 15,
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  • 821 16 Visitors No Match For Home Players PAK TONG GIVES GOOD DISPLAY IN GOAL Singapore 5; Johorc 0 CINGAPORE heat Johore by live goals to nil* in thrilling fashion at the Malaya Cup soccer at the Stadium yesterday, thus equalling the performance of
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    19 16 picture *m SINGAPORE MALAYA CUP XI who beat Johnr. ft Haiaya Cvy match at Anson Road yesterday. Free Press
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  • 45 16 pKAAK WOOLLEY, the Kent and England batsman, is considered as a likely successor to George Hurst, England and Yorkshire, as the Eton cricket coach next year. Hurst retired from his duties at Eton after the recent eamrs ao^inct Harrow. Reuter
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  • 250 16 Results Of Yes te rday 's Ties Jl INSULTS of yesterdays ties la th TanglUi Club tennis tournarnen were CULLEN CUP Mr. and Miss Thcrougood -4> bsi Miss Grifflth-Jor.es and Mr Sol* (BCT.) 6 2, 6 2. Open Mixed Doubles Comd. and Mrs. Ifocklef beal Mrs Erook*
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  • 26 16 The July monthly nixed foursome will be played on Sunday afternoon July 17, at the Kepp?l Go f Club. Players are to arrange th?ir cv/n partner.s.
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  • 253 16 R!H N V jl) WHITCOMBE won the British Open fu A ha ™Pionship yesterday when he completed the nnal two rounds in a 75 and a 78 respectively. Whitcombe had done the earlier rounds with two of 71 and his aggregate was 295. spoilt his
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    23 16 IJIUUIi" THE FINISH OF THE SECOND HEAT of the 100 yards at the AA. msetin* yesterday The nv»m k. S. Prest.- Free Press
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  • 809 16 Long Jump Figures Well Beaten By Chinese 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. July S. The Malayan record for the lcm jump, whlrh was set by O. N. Derail It 21 ft. 8' 2 ins. in 1929 was broken today by Lee Fun. competing In the
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  • 228 16 DUFFERS' CUP AT BUKIT TIMAH JII^ rollowilll is the draw for the Htafapoc* Go'f Club's Duffer Cup qnaltfjrlai round to be played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday, July 1G an 17: J. S. Ramsay vs. T. Knight. Roy Brown vs. I. Maclachlan. R. Johnson vs. C. Donald S.
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  • 40 16 n k .3.5. on points DT«f :o threes from A. Muthu (7.3%. who was rfi.s:?»und lof I;iUlng l0 V ta 7 h Your- Pezan;,, (llSfe) drew v.-'th 7 8» on pints over 6 two* <•*>"«??$£" b 1 V:mat
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  • 90 16 No Play In Third Test sy rain I THERE a 'Third T^t 1 Chester ye^tor the previous v ny heavy rain ing at fir* cau abandoned until Further btd abandonmeni Pitchei ground ar.ri ti. in Austr-.tin C Rellly i.< r M bt ta mi i count oi I: cid not
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  • 125 16 DAIN curtailed play cricket matchc land yesterday ai. were completed V by Router ar«At Chcstorrt* Id D BMtl played a dr. 'Rhod.-i ii\e for 29 three. At Birmingham wick.,hire drew Sussex Park* 114 i War-M. At Bradford. V rcstershire drou ■Kcbin.son nve for lour.
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  • 119 16 S'C.rr.r 'en: NONDAI <Jpcn sinulr^ 8111 Li "B* dnul.lr. h.m.li. iad Chli Kci T Bon 1 1 j n m»\\ Oprn s.'iij. loon lan Slant Trai K.:n I is "A" 1. -nil < hand Ctue ir V.u H*i:i»m i'^ Oprn «.;n-l, t jroo w, v Veteran douhli
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